C2 CIIT ISB: No nation could advance without pursuing on research and innovation. All over the world, the quality research is vital and crucial for human development, said by Dr Syed Qandil Abbas, Assistant Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) while addressing the participants of the three-day training workshop on Research Methodology: Methods and Tools, organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT).
Dr Abbas said that the workshop would boost aptitude and capacity…Read More

STAFF REPORT LHR: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed has said that training teachers on modern lines was necessary to lift the standards of education. "Teachers are nation builders and agents for a positive social change," said Ahmed while addressing, via video link, the concluding session of three-day fourth international conference on Education and Research organised by the University of Education (UoE).
The HEC chief said that universities not only…Read More

STAFF REPORT LHR: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed has said that training teachers on modern lines was necessary to lift the standards of education.
"Teachers are nation builders and agents for a positive social change," said Ahmed while addressing, via video link, the concluding session of three-day fourth international conference on Education and Research organised by the University of Education (UoE).
The HEC chief said that universities not only…Read More

STAFF REPORT ISB: The high class research being carried out in Pakistani research institutes is drastically helping in minimizing the scientific void between developed and developing countries, said Dr Joseph Niemela, Director Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), while addressing the International Scientific Spring (ISS)-2016.
Dr Niemela, a US national who hails from Italy, said that he is very much hopeful about the scientific research scenario of…Read More

STAFF REPORT ISB: The Executive Committee of the National Commission for Science and Technology (ECNCST) has stressed the need for installing an effective mechanism where the culture of Science and Technology in the current era of knowledge based economy can flourish.
The meeting was held at the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST). Minister of Science and Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain and Minister for Planning and Development Prof. Ahsan Iqbal co-chaired the meeting…Read More

STAFF REPORT ISB: The high class research being carried out in Pakistani research institutes is drastically helping in minimizing the scientific void between developed and developing countries, said Dr Joseph Niemela, Director Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), while addressing the International Scientific Spring (ISS)-2016.
Dr Niemela, a US national who hails from Italy, said that he is very much hopeful about the scientific research scenario of Pakistan…Read More

STAFF REPORT ISB: Judicious use of natural resources including wildlife can do miracles to overcome environmental and climate change problems, said Ambassador of South Korea Dr. Song Hong Hwan while addressing a function at the Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) in connection with the World Wildlife Day celebrations.
PMNH in collaboration with Ministry of Science and Technology, PSF, Ministry of Climate Change, US Embassy and Snow Leopard Foundation arranged different…Read More

STAFF REPORT KHI: Modern education and use of latest technology in the field of research is pivotal and due to which significant developments are taking place in the field of research. Educational institutions are known due to the research and academic activities of their faculty, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan.
He was addressing at the 15th meeting of the Governing Council of KIBGE, UoK, presided over by Vice-Chancellor, UoK, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qaiser.
The UoK is among the top Pakistani…Read More

STAFF REPORT LHR: President ECOSF Prof. Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro has said that infrastructure and human resource are essentials while education plays the crucial role to maintain the feed in of thinkers and innovators to nurture the scientific and technological innovations.
He said this while speaking on "SandT Based Economic Development and Cooperation in ECO Region" under the auspice of ORIC-the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization.
He further said that…Read More

STAFF REPORT ISB: Lorenzo Santucci, Economic Affairs Officer, UN Escap, has said that improving waste management is an urgent agenda in a fast-growing middle-income country like Pakistan.
He said this while briefing participants of a recently held workshop titled Integrated Resource Recovery Centre’.
The workshop was organised by UN-Habitat and UN-ESCAP in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change.The Pakistan’s first IRRC, located in sector G-15, is a pilot project of UN-…Read More

Pakistani-American students team Roshni Ride is one step closer to making their idea for confronting the global refugee crisis into reality. Roshni Ride team is from Rutgers University won the Hult Prize last week. Young entrepreneurs behind Roshni Rides had vision for future transportation to empower refugees overseas. Last Saturday this team won the prestigious […]…Read
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Farooq Hasan Sikander carries with him 31 years of successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations. Presently, he has been appointed as Chief Executive, Hascombe Business Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. He is dynamic results-oriented leader and possesses superior interpersonal skills and capable of resolving complex business issues. Ha has also worked as Chief Operating Officer, CubeXS Weatherly Pvt Ltd, Karachi. He is the recipient of a number…Read
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At least for the last three decades, one of the most discussed topics in social sciences is terrorism and national security. However, social sciences lack a logical justification of why terrorism occurs? Why it escalates and de-escalates? Why certain types of victims are selected? And, what determines the choice of weapons? Despite some contributions by […]…Read
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THE INCLUSIVE picture of Pakistan’s higher education does not match with the global quality standards. The recent Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking shows that Pakistan’s higher education is declining in recent years. On the other hand, growth of enrollment in higher education is increasing with every coming year. Regrettably, standards of our higher […]…Read
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